The BBL 2024-25 Schedule is out and just like every year, cricket fans are all set to treat themselves with some high octane cricketing entertainment. The competition this year looks to be more exciting than it has ever been, bigger, better than anything else. The BBL offers something for everyone, regardless of your level of passion for cricket or your mere need for some great summer fun. As announced y cricket Australia, the first match will get played between Perth Scorchers playing against Melbourne Stars on December 15. Get ready for some edge-of-the-seat drama and entertainment cricket fans.
Let’s explore the key details of the BBL 2024-25 seasons, including team squads, Full match schedule, and match venues.
BBL 2024-25’s Full Match Schedule
The Full BBL 2024-25 schedule is here and unlike last year, the number of matches has been reduced down to 43. While the matches may have got reduced, there isn’t any reduction in the thrill and excitement up fro grabs for the cricket fans.
| Date | Match | Venue | Time (Local) |
| Dec 15th, 2024 | Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Stars | Optus Stadium | 4:15 PM |
| Dec 16th, 2024 | Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Renegades | SCG | 7:15 PM |
| Dec 17th, 2024 | Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers | Manuka Oval | 7:15 PM |
| Dec 18th, 2024 | Melbourne Stars vs Brisbane Heat | MCG | 7:15 PM |
| Dec 19th, 2024 | Melbourne Renegades vs Hobart Hurricanes | GMHBA Stadium | 7:15 PM |
| Dec 20th, 2024 | Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars | Adelaide Oval | 6:45 PM |
| Dec 21st, 2024 | Hobart Hurricanes vs Perth Scorchers | Blundstone Arena | 4:00 PM |
| Dec 21st, 2024 | Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers | ENGIE Stadium | 7:15 PM |
| Dec 22nd, 2024 | Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers | The Gabba | 6:15 PM |
| Dec 23rd, 2024 | Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers | Marvel Stadium | 7:15 PM |
| Dec 26th, 2024 | Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars | SCG | 6:05 PM |
| Dec 26th, 2024 | Perth Scorchers vs Brisbane Heat | Optus Stadium | 6:15 PM |
| Dec 27th, 2024 | Adelaide Strikers vs Hobart Hurricanes | Adelaide Oval | 6:45 PM |
| Dec 28th, 2024 | Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder | Manuka Oval | 7:15 PM |
| Dec 29th, 2024 | Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers | The Gabba | 6:15 PM |
| Dec 30th, 2024 | Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades | ENGIE Stadium | 7:15 PM |
| Dec 31st, 2024 | Adelaide Strikers vs Perth Scorchers | Adelaide Oval | 6:45 PM |
| Jan 1st, 2025 | Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Sixers | Blundstone Arena | 4:00 PM |
| Jan 1st, 2025 | Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars | The Gabba | 6:15 PM |
| Jan 2nd, 2025 | Melbourne Renegades vs Adelaide Strikers | Marvel Stadium | 7:15 PM |
| Jan 3rd, 2025 | Sydney Sixers vs Brisbane Heat | C.ex Coffs International Stadium | 6:05 PM |
| Jan 3rd, 2025 | Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Thunder | Optus Stadium | 6:15 PM |
| Jan 4th, 2025 | Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades | MCG | 7:15 PM |
| Jan 5th, 2025 | Hobart Hurricanes vs Adelaide Strikers | Blundstone Arena | 7:15 PM |
| Jan 6th, 2025 | Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder | The Gabba | 6:15 PM |
| Jan 7th, 2025 | Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades | Optus Stadium | 4:15 PM |
| Jan 8th, 2025 | Sydney Thunder vs Hobart Hurricanes | ENGIE Stadium | 7:15 PM |
| Jan 9th, 2025 | Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers | MCG | 7:15 PM |
| Jan 10th, 2025 | Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder | Blundstone Arena | 7:15 PM |
| Jan 11th, 2025 | Sydney Sixers vs Perth Scorchers | SCG | 4:45 PM |
| Jan 11th, 2025 | Adelaide Strikers vs Brisbane Heat | Adelaide Oval | 7:30 PM |
| Jan 12th, 2025 | Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars | Marvel Stadium | 7:15 PM |
| Jan 13th, 2025 | Sydney Thunder vs Perth Scorchers | ENGIE Stadium | 7:30 PM |
| Jan 14th, 2025 | Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades | Blundstone Arena | 7:30 PM |
| Jan 15th, 2025 | Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Sixers | Adelaide Oval | 7:00 PM |
| Jan 16th, 2025 | Brisbane Heat vs Hobart Hurricanes | The Gabba | 6:30 PM |
| Jan 17th, 2025 | Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder | SCG | 7:15 PM |
| Jan 18th, 2025 | Melbourne Renegades vs Brisbane Heat | Marvel Stadium | 5:00 PM |
| Jan 18th, 2025 | Perth Scorchers vs Adelaide Strikers | Optus Stadium | 5:15 PM |
| Jan 19th, 2025 | Melbourne Stars vs Hobart Hurricanes | MCG | 7:15 PM |
| Jan 21st, 2025 | The Qualifier | TBC | TBC |
| Jan 22nd, 2025 | The Knockout | TBC | TBC |
| Jan 24th, 2025 | The Challenger | TBC | TBC |
| Jan 27th, 2025 | The Final | TBC | TBC |
| Jan 28th, 2025 | Reserve Day | TBC | TBC |
Team Squads for BBL 2024-25
The teams for the BBL14 are star-atudded yet again and you can expect to witness some international stars like Paul walter, Zak Crawley and Tom Curran. The league will not feature few of the yester year stars like Aaron Finch and Shaun Marsh who have announced their retirement last year. Unfortunately, Rashid Khan is going to skip this year’s tournament due to injury issues.
We won’t even get to see Josh Hazlewood given his injury concerns. While the BBL 2024-25 will coincide with India’s tour of Australia, you may see many key Australian stars missing from the action in the league games.
| Team Name | Captain | Full Squad (Players List) |
| Adelaide Strikers | Matthew Short | Head coach: Tim Paine
Contracted for BBL14: James Bazley, Cameron Boyce, Jordan Buckingham, Alex Carey, Brendan Doggett, Chris Lynn, Lloyd Pope, Ollie Poe (direct overseas signing), Alex Ross, D’Arcy Short, Matt Short, Henry Thornton, Jake Weatherald
Ins: Jordan Buckingham, Ollie Pope (England), Alex Ross (Thunder)
Outs: Wes Agar (Thunder)
Out of contract: Travis Head, Henry Hunt, Thomas Kelly, Ben Manenti, Harry Nielsen |
| Brisbane Heat | Usman Khawaja | Head coach: Johan Botha
Contracted for BBL|14: Xavier Bartlett, Max Bryant, Spencer Johnson, Usman Khawaja, Matthew Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan McSweeney, Colin Munro (direct overseas signing), Michael Neser, Jimmy Peirson, Will Prestwidge, Matthew Renshaw, Mitchell Swepson, Callum Vidler
Ins: Callum Vidler
Outs: Josh Brown (Renegades), Sam Billings (Thunder)
Out of contract: Jack Wildermuth, Jack Wood |
| Hobart Hurricanes | Nathan Ellis | Head coach: Jeff Vaughan
Contracted for BBL14: Iain Carlisle, Nikhil Chaudhary, Tim David, Paddy Dooley, Nathan Ellis, Peter Hatzoglou, Caleb Jewell, Chris Jordan (direct overseas signing), Ben McDermott, Riley Meredith, Mitch Owen, Matthew Wade, Charlie Wakim, Mac Wright
Ins: Charlie Wakim
Out of contract: Liam Guthrie, Sam Heazlett, Billy Stanlake |
| Melbourne Renegades | Will Sutherland | Head coach: Cameron White
Contracted for BBL14: Josh Brown, Harry Dixon, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Mackenzie Harvey, Nathan Lyon, Fergus O’Neill, Kane Richardson, Tom Rogers, Gurinder Sandhu, Tim Seifert (direct overseas signing), Will Sutherland, Jon Wells, Adam Zampa
Ins: Josh Brown (Heat), Gurinder Sandhu (Thunder), Tim Seifert (New Zealand)
Outs: Aaron Finch (retired), Shaun Marsh (retired), Nic Maddinson (Thunder), Akeal Hosein (Sixers)
Out of contract: Ruwantha Kellapotha, Peter Siddle |
| Melbourne Stars | Glenn Maxwell | Head coach: Peter Moores
Contracted for BBL|14: Scott Boland, Hilton Cartwright, Tom Curran (direct overseas signing), Sam Harper, Campbell Kellaway, Glenn Maxwell, Hamish McKenzie, Joel Paris, Tom Rogers, Mark Steketee, Marcus Stoinis, Beau Webster
Ins: Tom Curran (Sixers), Hamish McKenzie (Scorchers)
Outs: Nick Larkin (retired)
Out of contract: Joe Burns, Brody Couch, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Corey Rocchiccioli |
| Sydney Sixers | Moises Henriques | Head coach: Greg Shipperd
Contracted for BBL 14: Sean Abbott, Joel Davies, Ben Dwarshuis, Jack Edwards, Moises Henriques, Akeal Hosein (direct overseas signing), Daniel Hughes, Hayden Kerr, Todd Murphy, Kurtis Patterson, Josh Philippe, Jordan Silk, Steve Smith
Ins: Akeal Hosein (Sixers)
Outs: Steve O’Keefe (retired), Tom Curran (Stars)
Out of contract: Jackson Bird, Mitch Perry |
| Sydney Thunder | Jason Sangha | Head coach: Trevor Bayliss
Contracted for BBL14: Wes Agar, Cameron Bancroft, Sam Billings (direct overseas signing), Ollie Davies, Matthew Gilkes, Chris Green, Liam Hatcher, Sam Konstas, Nic Maddinson, Nathan McAndrew, William Salzmann, Daniel Sams, Jason Sangha, Tanveer Sangha, David Warner
Ins: Wes Agar (Strikers), Sam Billings (Heat), Nic Maddinson (Renegades)
Outs: Alex Ross (Strikers), Gurinder Sandhu (Renegades)
Out of contract: Liam Doddrell, Blake Nikitaras |
| Perth Scorchers | Ashtom Turner | Head coach: Adam Voges
Contracted for BBL14: Ashton Agar, Finn Allen (direct overseas signing), Mahli Beardman, Jason Behrendorff, Cooper Connolly, Sam Fanning, Aaron Hardie, Nick Hobson, Josh Inglis, Matt Kelly, Mitch Marsh, Lance Morris, Jhye Richardson, Ashton Turner
Ins: Mahli Beardman, Finn Allen (New Zealand)
Outs: Hamish McKenzie (Stars)
Out of contract: Liam Haskett, Sam Whiteman, Andrew Tye |
Big Bash League Points Table 2025
As the Big Bash League action unfolds, the fans can get a clearer picture of the BBL14 team’s performance via this following table. Though this comes as the points tale for the Big Bash League 2023-24 league, it will help you to understand the overall format easily.
| Team Ranking | Team Name | Total Matches Played | Win | Loss | NO Result | Points | Net Run Rate |
| 1 | Brisbane Heat | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0.972 |
| 2 | Sydney Strikers | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0.339 |
| 3 | Perth Scorchers | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 0.725 |
| 4 | Adelaide Strikers | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0.331 |
| 5 | Hobart Hurricanes | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | -0.26 |
| 6 | Melbourne Stars | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | -1.051 |
| 7 | Melbourne Renegades | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | -0.289 |
| 8 | Sydney Thunders | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | -0.652 |
Big Bash League 2024-25 Match Venues
The league will get played on the similar grounds of the last year tournament. Yet, to get a fair idea of match Big Bash League match venues and ground capacity, you can refer to the following table.
| Ground | City | Capacity |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney | 48,000 |
| Optus Stadium | Perth | 60,000 |
| Adelaide Oval | Adelaide | 53,500 |
| Marvel Stadium | Melbourne | 53,359 |
| Gabba | Brisbane | 42,000 |
| MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground) | Melbourne | 100,024 |
Final words
Whether you are tuning in from home or supporting your favorite BBL14 star from the stands, the Big Bash League 2024-25 is going to be a cricketing event unlike any other. It’s going to be a remarkable season with a full schedule, star-studded teams, and games staged at some of Australia’s most famous venues. So get ready for the action with some popcorn, while cheering for your favorite team this time around.
